Fish string



Nov. 27, 1923v 'J. SIMPSON 'FISH STRING 2 Sheets-Shet 1 Filed June 12.1922 ATTORNEY WITNESS:

Nov. 27, 1923.

J. L. SIMPSON FISH STRING 2 sheets-sheet 2 Filed June 12 1922 ,J L S/FWa 60/7 INVENTOR ATTORNEY & S E N W W Patented Nov. 2?, 1923.

UNITED STATES JAMES L. SIMPSON, OF WATERLOO, IOWA.

FISH STRING.

Application fi1ed June 12, 1922. Serial No. 567,685.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMns L. SIMPSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at \Vaterloo, in the county of Black Hawk and State of Iowa,have invented new and useful Improvements in Fish Strings, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to means for holding fish after the same havebeen caught and removed f the hooks or net, the

irom general ob ectof the invention being to provide means for securingeach fish to a line or string by a short 100p so that the fish will bespaced apart. This will prevent the fish from being killed by too closecontact and the fish will remain alive for some time.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide means for facilitatingthe placing of the fish on the loops and for connecting the loops to theline.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawingsand specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1is a view showing the holder when not in use.

Figure 2 is a view with the holder ready to receive the fish.

Figure 3 is a view of fish.

Figures eland 5 are detail views.

In these views, 1 indicates a string or line which has a ring 2 at itstop, a ring 3 at its bottom and four rings l on its lower part which arespaced from each other and from the bottom ring; I provide a short pieceof string, shown at 5, for forming a loop to engage each of the livelower rings. A snap fastener 6 is secured to one end of each string 5and a bar 7 is fastened to the other end of each string. This bar is provided with a loop forming an eye 8 to receive the string. The loop ispreferably formed nearer one end than the other. Instead of placing snapfasteners on the short strings short bars similar to the bars 7 mayshowing the holder full be left in engagement with be used for holdingthe ends of the strings in the rings.

When the device is not in use the short strings may be placed in the topring 2, as shown in Figure 1. T he fifth string may the bottom ring 3.hen a fish is caught one of the strings is removed from the top ring andthe bar is passed through the mouth and gills of the fish, the long partof the bar facilitating this operation, and then the fastener and thebar are placed in engagement with one of the rings so that a loop isformed by the short string to hold the fish spaced from the main string.This device will keep the fish alive for a long time as it preventscrowding and crushing of the fish. Several loops may be placed inengagement with a 'ing and several fish may be placed on each loop. Thisdevice will also serve to anchor the caught fish in a stream or lake.

Uther rings 8 may be provided through which the short strings arethreaded when the device is not being used, as shown in Figure 1,

It is thought from. the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, providedthat such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

hat I claim is 1. A fish holder of the class described comprising a mainflexible member, rings secured to sai 1 member and a number of shortflexib le members, means at each end of each short member for engaging aring to form. the short member in a loop to support a fish, the means atone end of each short member acting to three-(lv the member through themouth and gills of the fish. I

2. A fish holder of the class described com.- prising a main string,rings at the ends and lower part of said string, a plurality of shortstrings, means at one end of each short string for engaging a ring and abar connected with the other end of each short string for engaging aring and for facilitating the passing of the short string through themouth and gills of a fish.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JAMES L. SIMPSON.

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